ANGLER: Charlie Morgan
TAG ID: GFR59970
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)
DATE: 06/18/2023
LOCATION: Offshore Block Island, Rhode Island, USA
BOAT NAME: Snowfly
CAPTAIN NAME: Greg Snow
MATE 1 NAME: Matt Morgan (Dad)
ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:
ANGLER: George Hamway
DATE: 05/23/2023
LOCATION: Offshore Sandy Hook, New Jersey, USA
RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman
BOAT NAME: Andrea’s Toy
CAPTAIN NAME: Greg DeMello
CATCH DATA:
OCEAN: Atlantic
Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 40.469206
LONGITUDE: -73.962088
Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 41.13674
LONGITUDE: -71.61520
FISH CONDITION: Excellent
BAIT USED: Artificial Lure
TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES: 113 (straight line) nautical miles
DAYS AT LARGE: 26 days
MEASUREMENT WAS: Estimated
ESTIMATED SIZE & WEIGHT: 50 in / 50 lbs
ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was removed fish released without a new tag. My son 11-year old son Charlie caught this beautiful striped bass while fishing the Southwest Ledge of Block Island with my friend, Captain Greg Snow of Snowfly Charters. Greg is pictured with my son – wish it was me! This fish exceeded the 48″ tape along the side of the boat and we estimated it at approximately 50″. We did not weigh the fish to avoid stressing it, and our scale only went up to 30 pounds anyway. It was caught on a small soft plastic lure to mimic the 3″ sand eels the bass were feeding on. She was released quickly and appeared very healthy.
*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*
(Map pins indicate original and recovery locations and does not reflect fish exact movements)
